PRAY YOUR WAY TO AN A?
In 1962, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that prayer in public schools was unconstitutional. Although prayer continues uninterrupted in Catholic and other faith-based schools, the ban has been one of the...
View ArticlePOPE’S TIP FOR BECOMING A SAINT: PRAY FOR SOMEONE WHO DOESN’T LIKE YOU
ROME (CNS) — A practical first step toward holiness — as well as for assuring peace in one’s family and in the world — is to pray for a person who has caused offense or harm, Pope Francis said. “Are...
View ArticleEVANGELIZING THROUGH THE GOOD
Anyone even vaguely acquainted with my work knows that I advocate vigorous argument on behalf of religious truth. I have long called for a revival in what is classically known as apologetics, the...
View ArticleEPISODE #16CATHOLIC SPORTS VIEW: GUESTS INCLUDE ALAN CLINTON, KARLIE CARLSON...
http://occatholic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/022517csv.mp3 Host Bob Gibson interviews coaches and players throughout the various Catholic high schools in Orange County. On today’s program, Bob...
View ArticleCALL ME CATHOLIC: GUEST IS ALEXIS WALKENSTEIN, LIVE FROM THE LOS ANGELES...
http://occatholic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/022517cmc.mp3 We had a blast at the Los Angeles Religious Education Congress on today’s Call Me Catholic, due in large part to our fab guest,...
View ArticleEPISODE #86EMPOWERED BY THE SPIRIT: CATHOLIC SOCIAL TEACHINGS
http://occatholic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/022617ebts.mp3 Join Deacon Steve Greco as he welcomes Deacon Frank Chavez to the studio, in addition to his wife Mary Anne Greco. Deacon Frank is in...
View ArticleDISCOVERY OF EARTH-SIZED PLANETS BOOSTS HOPE OF FINDING ALIEN LIFE
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The quest to find life on other planets got a boost when astronomers confirmed the existence of at least seven Earth-sized planets orbiting a red dwarf star just 40 light years...
View ArticleFROM THE ASHES
Chances are that by now you’re aware of the fire at the Anaheim White House restaurant, the Italian steakhouse owned and operated for the last 30 years by the much-loved Chef Bruno Serato. The historic...
View ArticleATHLETE PROFILE: RYAN-MARIE ICKES
As a hardcore softball player, water polo was a sport Ryan-Marie Ickes played in the offseason. But by the time she got to high school, she decided to leave the softball diamond for the pool. “I took...
View ArticleA THEOLOGICAL JOURNEY
Thomas Aquinas College sits on the edge of the Los Padres National Forest, just outside Ojai. Classes are held in mission-revival buildings with red-tile roofs. Walkways of white stone bisect...
View ArticleSEND US YOUR PICS
For the last three years, OC Catholic has in each issue introduced you to the priests, deacons and women religious who serve the Diocese of Orange. Through a photograph and a Q&A, we gave you a...
View ArticleCORNED BEEF CONUNDRUM: SOME DIOCESES GIVE ST. PATRICK’S DAY DISPENSATION
WASHINGTON (CNS) — When St. Patrick’s Day falls on a Friday, as it does about every seven years, the Lenten rule requiring Catholics to abstain from meat on Fridays collides with the long-held...
View ArticleLOCAL BISHOP SAYS AGAIN MARY IS NOT APPEARING IN MEDJUGORJE
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — “The Virgin Mary has not appeared in Medjugorje,” said Bishop Ratko Peric of Mostar-Duvno, the diocese in Bosnia-Herzegovina, which includes Medjugorje. Two weeks after the Vatican...
View ArticleWORLD DAY OF THE SICK
Healing the sick and bringing comfort to the afflicted were a central part of Jesus’ ministry. This mission to the poor and marginalized has been carried out by the Church in each generation, and...
View ArticleHELP FOR HOMELESS
More than 190 members of the Santa Margarita Catholic High School faculty and staff participated in a service retreat on Wednesday, Feb. 1, with a focus on providing aid to homeless adults and children...
View ArticleSPARKLING DIAMONDS
Many eyes will be focused on Trinity League baseball diamonds this spring. That’s because one of the hottest high school prospects in the nation is JSerra shortstop Royce Lewis, who many predict will...
View ArticleASH WEDNESDAY: ANCIENT TRADITION STILL THRIVES IN MODERN TIMES
WASHINGTON (CNS) — In more ways than one, Ash Wednesday — celebrated March 1 this year — leaves a mark. That’s because not only are Catholics marked with a sign of penitence with ashes on their...
View ArticleLENT IS TIME TO RELIVE EXODUS FROM SLAVERY TO FREEDOM, POPE SAYS
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Like the people of Israel freed from the bondage of slavery, Christians are called to experience the path toward hope and new life during the Lenten season, Pope Francis said....
View ArticleSAINT PROFILE: NESTOR
As bishop of Magydus, in the Roman province Pamphylia (now Turkey), Nestor was forced to deal with an edict from Emperor Decius, requiring all citizens to sacrifice to Roman gods and produce a...
View ArticleMEET DEACON DEL & LENNIE ARAZO DAVIS
YEARS MARRIED: 25 CHILDREN: 1 GRANDCHILDREN: 3 YEARS IN THE DIACONATE: 4 HOW THEY MET: “At a party in Long Beach” WHAT THEY DO FOR FUN: “Travel” HIS ROLE IN THE CHURCH: “To serve the community in any...
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